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Emil Bisttram (American, b. Romania, 1895-1976). Oversoul, c. 1941. Oil on Masonite, 35 1/2 x 26 1/2 in. Private collection.
NAPLES, FLA.- ArtisNaples, The Baker Museum announces the opening of Another World: The Transcendental Painting Group on March 26, and a companion exhibition, Invisible Thread. Both exhibitions will be on view through July 24. The landmark museum exhibition Another World: The Transcendental Painting Group is the first exhibition of this important group of American modernists to be shown beyond New Mexicos borders, and the first to be accompanied by a major scholarly publication. Another World is devoted to an often-overlooked group of 20th-century abstract artists who pursued enlightenment and spiritual illumination. Organized by independent curator Michael Duncan and the Crocker Art Museum, this survey of 89 works made by 11 visionary abstractionists associated with the Transcendental Painting Group is drawn from a variety of private and public collections, including the Crockers. It aims to provide a broad perspective on the ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day The second edition of the Harewood Biennial welcomes 16 exhibitors to show their work throughout the State Floor and Grounds of Harewood House, an accredited museum and educational charitable Trust located just outside of Leeds city centre. Curated by Hugo Macdonald, this yearâs Biennial, Radical Acts, explores how craft can be a radical act. The meaning of âradicalâ is derived from the Latin word ârootâ and in Radical Acts craft is presented as a bridge between our roots and future.
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| ARCOlisboa 2022 returns to celebrate its 5th anniversary | | Ketterer Kunst pulls out of Russia | | Phillips to feature monumental Calder mobile in May evening sale of 20th Century & Contemporary Art | 
A total of 61 galleries from 12 countries will participate, 42 of which make up the General Programme, in addition to the curated section ´Opening Lisboa`, with a selection of 11 galleries, and ´Africa em Foco` with 8.
MADRID.- ARCOlisboa, the fair organised by IFEMA MADRID and Câmara Municipal de Lisboa, will celebrate its 5th Anniversary in person from May 19th to 22nd, exalting the moment of physical reunion with contemporary art in the Portuguese capital. Over four days, Lisbon will return to become one of the most attractive and interesting centres of art and culture in Europe, with the participation of galleries, artists, collectors, curators and other professionals, institutions, museums and art centres. A moment to present the Portuguese art scene in depth in a broad dialogue with Spanish and European art, as well as a careful selection of African artists. On its fifth anniversary, ARCOlisboa evolves in its stand contents towards a fair designed to enable galleries to develop highly defined projects and delve deep into the dialogues between artists. ... More | | 
As a consequence of the Russian invasion and the ongoing war in the Ukraine, Germanys leading auction house Ketterer Kunst hast stopped doing business with clients in Russia.
MUNICH.- As a consequence of the Russian invasion and the ongoing war in the Ukraine, Germanys leading auction house Ketterer Kunst hast stopped doing business with clients in Russia. In the face of the dramatic events, we cant just stand inactively on the sideline. War crimes that call for urgent response are being committed in our European neighborhood, says Robert Ketterer, auctioneer and company owner of Ketterer Kunst. In a recent action, Ketterer Kunst spontaneously turned its last Online Only Auction into a benefit auction and raised 45,000 as a donation for children in the Ukraine by waiving the total amount of the buyers premium. But thats definitely not enough, explains Ketterer. In order to take a stand against the war, we also decided to stop doing business with Russia altogether. In addition to the monthly Online ... More | | 
Alexander Calder 39=50, 1959. Estimate: $10,500,000 - 14,500,000. Image courtesy of Phillips.
NEW YORK, NY.- After nearly three decades in a private collection, Alexander Calders monumental 39=50 will be offered at auction in Phillips New York Evening Sale of 20th Century & Contemporary Art on 18 May. Executed in 1959 and estimated at $10.5-14.5 million, the mobile resided in the collection of French entrepreneur François Pinault for more than a decade, and it was included in the landmark retrospective of Calders work in 1964 at the Guggenheim. When offered at auction in May, 39=50 will carry one of the highest estimates ever assigned to a hanging mobile by Calder. Robert Manley, Deputy Chairman and Worldwide Co-Head of 20th Century & Contemporary Art, said, Part of Alexander Calders enduring appeal is how timely and fresh his works feel, even decades after they were created, and that is very much the case with 39=50. Its a historically important work that is directly related to and a part of one of the ... More |
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| Crypto art pioneer Olive Allen announces Postmasters Gallery solo show and representation | | Warhol Screen Tests: Evocative short films to be shown at the Currier Museum | | Arp Museum Bahnhof Rolandseck opens 'Bettina Pousttchi: Fluidity' | 
Olive Allen, Sheeple Punk, 2021, digital image NFT.
NEW YORK, NY.- Olive Allen, the crypto art pioneer, announced her first ever solo-show at Postmasters Gallery in New York City, which will take place from April 30 - May 28, 2022. Allen, who recently made headlines for burning her Russian passport in solidarity with the people of Ukraine and NFTing it to support humanitarian efforts in the war ravaged country, has been at the forefront of art and blockchain technology since 2016. She has worked with esteemed organizations like Time Magazine and the World Wildlife Fund, and will be presenting a unique selection of new works shown for the first time in New York City this April. As one of the earliest adopters of blockchain technology, Allen was part of the first ever drops on sites like Nifty Gateway and Super Rare; she sold the first ever NFT at Art Basel in Switzerland in 2021; and is credited with introducing NFTs to artists like Kenny Schachter. She has carved ... More | | 
Andy Warhol, Edie Sedgwick [ST308], 1965. 16mm film, black-and-white, silent, 4.6 minutes at 16 frames per second © The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, PA, a museum of Carnegie Institute. All rights reserved.
MANCHESTER, NH.- The exhibition Warhol Screen Tests will present twenty short films by Andy Warhol (19281987) that epitomize the artists fascination with celebrity and performance. In the mid-1960s, Andy Warhol made hundreds of short films (Screen Tests) of friends and acquaintances who visited his New York studio known as the Factory. These silent, black-and-white films have a hypnotic quality because they are unscripted and are played in slow motion. The Currier Museum of Art is proud to present these fascinating films by one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century. We are thrilled to offer our visitors a chance to experience these rarely exhibited works, says museum director Alan Chong. The exhibition is on view March 31 through July 3, 2022. Warhol ... More | | 
Bettina Pousttchi, Vertical Highways A20 2021. Courtesy Buchmann Galerie Berlin. Photo: Jens Ziehe.
REMAGEN.- Bettina Pousttchis survey exhibition at the Arp Museum Bahnhof Rolandseck presents sculptures, reliefs, ceramics, video and photographs developed over the last 20 years. Additionally, Pousttchis sculpture Marianne (2015) has been installed permanently as the final piece in the museums Skulpturenufer (Riverside sculpture park) in Remagen. This permanent outdoor sculpture park along the banks of the Rhine River, which has evolved over the last two decades, presents 14 sculptures in a splendid setting. What began with Hans Arps Bewegtes Tanzgeschmeide in front of the museum now concludes with Bettina Pousttchis Marianne. The central spaces of the exhibition in the modern Richard Meier building feature recent sculptures made out of street objects, such as tree-protection barriers, street bollards and ... More |
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| Picasso's 'Grand Tete de Femme,' Warhol's '$' among highlights in Heritage Auctions' April Prints & Multiples Event | | Phillips announces 10 distinguished works from the prestigious Anderson Family Collection | | The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens announces Revolve: Spotlight on the Permanent Collection | 
Andy Warhol (1928-1987), $, 1982. Screenprint in colors on Lenox Museum Board, 19-3/4 x 15-5/8 inches. Estimate: $40,000 - $60,000.
DALLAS, TX.- Headlined by some of the most famous and popular artists of all time, Heritage Auctions' April 19 Prints & Multiples Signature® Auction presents a who's who of the Modern & Contemporary Art landscape. Featuring a museum's worth of highlights, the event includes works by the likes of Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Kehinde Wiley and so many more. Among the featured works are nine pieces by Picasso, including 1962's Grande Tête de Femme (estimate: $60,000-$80,000) and Tête de Femme (estimate: $50,000-$70,000). Inspired by Jacqueline Roque, Picasso's last wife and muse, the striking Cubist linocuts depict an abstracted woman's face seen from several perspectives, allowing the viewer a variety of experiences in one image. A multitalented artist, Picasso worked in ceramics as well, and four of his ceramic pieces are also available in this auction. The April event also features a wonderful showing of works by the ... More | | 
Wayne Thiebaud (1920-2021), Eight Lipsticks, 1988. Drypoint in colors, on Somerset paper, with full margins. 7 x 6 in. Estimate $30,000 - 50,000. Image courtesy of Phillips.
NEW YORK, NY.- Phillips will offer 10 Works from the Family Collection of Harry W. and Mary Margaret Anderson as a single-owner section in the Editions Evening Sale on 19 April at 432 Park Avenue, New York. Comprised of select master prints by Jasper Johns and Wayne Thiebaud, these new-to-auction impressions formed part of Harry W. (Hunk) and Mary Margaret (Moo)s larger, historical collection of contemporary American prints, paintings, drawings and sculpture acquired during their lifetime in the San Francisco Bay Area. Kelly Troester and Cary Leibowitz, Worldwide Co-Heads of Editions and Deputy Chairpersons, Americas, said, We are honored to have been entrusted with the sale of these important prints from the celebrated collection of the Anderson family. Over the many decades Moo and Hunk happily spent together, the Andersons became known for their discerning eye as collectors and tremendous ... More | | 
Gilbert Stuart (American, 1755 1828), George Washington, c. 1803, oil on canvas, Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, Purchase with funds from the Mae W. Schultz Charitable Lead Trust and additional gifts from The Frank Barker Family and Diane DeMell Jacobsen Ph.D. in memory of Thomas H. Jacobsen, AP.2008.1.1.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA.- The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens announces Revolve: Spotlight on the Permanent Collection, a dynamic exhibition of works from the permanent collection in conversation with exciting loans from global contemporary artists working across media. Revolve: Spotlight on the Permanent Collection opened March 15 and runs through November 13, 2022. The exhibition is presented as part of the Museums ongoing celebration of its 60th anniversary year. Since its opening in 1961, the Museums permanent collection has grown from 60 objects bequeathed by its visionary founder Ninah Cummer to more than 5,000 objects. Revolve: Spotlight on the Permanent Collection pairs works by artists in our collection with those of contemporary artists, including Tiffany Chung, ... More |
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| MGM Resorts reshapes public fine art collection with focus on diversity, equity and inclusion | | Lunar dust collected by Neil Armstrong on first mission to Moon comes to auction | | Galleria Continua announces the representation of artist Ana Maria Tavares | 
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LAS VEGAS, NEV.- MGM Resorts is revealing new acquisitions for its public fine art collection as it reshapes and contemporizes its offerings with a focus on diversity, equity and inclusion. Acquired works by Rashid Johnson, Sanford Biggers, Derrick Adams, Ghada Amer, Jonathan Lyndon Chase, Tomás Esson and Svenja Deininger are among the new talents now showcased alongside existing works by artists such as Sam Gilliam, Lorna Simpson, Nick Cave, Jenny Holzer and Nancy Rubins throughout MGM Resorts properties. The companys goal is to provide an extended platform for artists of color, women and the LGBTQIA+ community and to amplify these voices through its portfolio, reflecting MGMs commitment to advancing diversity, equity and inclusion globally. We believe in the power of art to open minds, change perspectives and create transformation in society, said Ari Kastrati, MGM Resorts Chief Hospitality ... More | | 
First Lunar Sample Collected by Humanity, collected by Neil Armstrong on Apollo 11. Estimate: $800,000 1,200,000. Photo: Bonhams.
NEW YORK, NY.- The Bonhams Space History sale will present lunar dust collected by American astronaut Neil Armstrong from the Apollo 11 mission in 1969 on April 13 in New York. Representing the height of human achievement when Armstrong took mans first steps on the Moon, the sale of this specimen marks the first time a part of the Apollo 11 contingency sample, which has been tested and verified, can be sold at auction. Still in its case from NASA, this rare relic is estimated at $800,000 1,200,000. Everyone can envision the footage of Armstrong taking those first steps on the Moon. It was a pivotal moment in history when people all over the world rejoiced at one of the greatest achievements of humankind, noted Adam Stackhouse, Bonhams Specialist of Fine Books and Manuscripts. Humans had landed on the Moon and brought a ... More | | 
Tavares graduated in Visual Arts at FAAP Fundação Armando Ãlvares Penteado (1982).
ROME.- Born in Belo Horizonte; she lives and works in São Paulo, Brazil. Ana Maria Tavares studies the strained relationships of the different components that build our society. In her multimedia installations, prints, sculptures or videos, the artist combines materials such as marble, aluminum, stainless steel, glass, and paint, resulting in a visual experience that is both sublime and meditative. Her works highly polished exterior belies a profound critical introspection of seemingly utopian realities that yearn to achieve greater resolve. Opulent natural scenes, architectural landscapes, areal depictions, and calculated use of poignant words are only some of the symbolic elements used by the artist to express an underlying dichotomy between the world we co-exist in today and another we should endeavor to build for our future. Always fascinated by industrial modes of production the artist has, for many decades, ... More |
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Alexander Calder '39=50' | New York | May 2022
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 Location chosen for Jack and Shanaz Langson Institute and Museum of California Art IRVINE, CALIF.,.- Spellbinding views both indoors and out will grace the future home of the Jack and Shanaz Langson Institute and Museum of California Art at the University of California, Irvine when it opens along Campus Drive near Jamboree Road a location UCI officials announced today. The North Campus site which is near where the UCI Medical CenterIrvine complex is also being constructed will offer visitors sweeping views of the San Joaquin Marsh Reserve to complement Langson IMCAs remarkable collection of California impressionist and contemporary art and serve as a vibrant hub for discovery, exchange and engagement, said museum director Kim Kanatani. Shanaz and Jack Langson made a leadership gift last fall to jump-start plans for the new building. What makes this development particularly ... More  Christie's Jewels presents 'The Flawless Star' - Highest valued jewel offered in an online-only auctionNEW YORK, NY.- Christies will present Jewels Online and The Flawless Star, open for bidding online from 28 March to 7 April. The sale includes over 200 lots with more than half of all lots being offered without reserve. With estimates starting at all price points, this auction will delight seasoned collectors and jewelry enthusiasts alike. Leading the sale is The Flawless Star, a superb round brilliant-cut D-color, Flawless diamond of 45.46 carats ($4,000,000-6,000,000), the highest valued jewel to be offered in an online-only sale. The Flawless Star belongs to the rare Type IIa category, which make up less than 2% of all diamonds. Type IIa diamonds are the most chemically pure and are characterized by their exceptional transparency. These stones have no traces of nitrogen, which creates a purity of color that is observed ... More  Louisiana opens the first large-scale retrospective in Scandinavia of the work of Diane ArbusHUMLEBÃK.- Louisiana presents the first large-scale retrospective in Scandinavia of legendary American photographer Diane Arbus (1923-1971). In a career that lasted little more than fifteen years, Arbus produced a body of work whose style and content have secured her a place as one of the most significant artists of the 20th century. The direct, even confrontational, gaze of the individuals in her photographs remains bracing to our eyes still today provoking recognition, empathy and unease. The striking black and white photographs of Diane Arbus revolutionized portraiture, through their range of subjects and their style. Primarily made in and around New York City, Arbus selected her subjects including couples, children, nudists, suburban families, circus performers, and celebrities, among others for their singularity. I would like to photograph ... More  Highly desirable glass pieces change hands earch 19th at Woody AuctionDOUGLASS, KAN.- A gorgeous Spring Season bowl marked R.S. Prussia in the Carnation mold soared to $24,000 and an incredibly nice Regina upright music box, fully operational with good sound, brought $15,400 at the sale of the lifetime single-owner collection of David and Marlene Howard of Ohio held March 19th by Woody Auction, online and live at Woody Auctions auction hall in Douglass. What made the R.S. Prussia bowl so desirable to bidders was the fact that its the only known example of a Spring Season bowl in the Carnation mold. The bowl, 10 ½ inches in diameter, featured a portrait décor and a lavender and white satin finish. The Regina upright music box, serial #3500107, came with 22 15-inch discs, a mahogany case, curved glass, original Regina label, double comb and dial selector. "Having ... More  New Exhibition at Missoula Art Museum showcases work by Indigenous artistMISSOULA, MONT.- The Missoula Art Museum presents Marcus Amerman: Indian Country, a mixed-media exhibition of work by artist Marcus Amerman. MAM is committed to exhibiting contemporary Indigenous artists and celebrates this new body of work by Amerman, who lives in nearby Kooskia, Idaho. Marcus Amerman drew on his Choctaw heritage for inspiration in his blown-glass sculptures. While in residency at the Smithsonian, he spent time at the Museum of Natural History and the National Museum of the American Indian learning about the Mound Builders, the pre-Colombian ancestors of the Choctaw Nation. He was inspired to translate many of the artifacts, symbols, and shapes into glass. I wanted to illuminate their culture by using a medium that is modern, beautiful, translucent, and powerful, Amerman said ... More  The Ukrainian Institute of America presents A Living Installation of Ukrainian Easter EggsNEW YORK, NY.- Ukraine is under brutal assault. Ukraines people are perishing. Ukraines culture, its theaters, museums and churches are being destroyed. Ukraines soul is fighting for survival. In the face of such inhumanity, we are all Ukrainian. We are all called to Ukraines defense. Sofika Zielyk, an ethnographer and pysanka (Ukrainian Easter egg) artist is also fighting back. Her weapon of choice is the ordinary, humble egg. Together with the Ukrainian Institute of America and the World Federation of Ukrainian Womens Organizations (WFUWO), Ms. Zielyk conceived and produced a communal and participatory exhibition of the pysanka. This initiative encourages children and adults of all backgrounds, beliefs and ages to enrich a living installation of pysanky (plural of pysanka) by contributing their own egg, hand ... More  UOVO partners with collector Howard Rachofksy and advisor John Runyan to acquire 85,000-square-foot facility in DallasDALLAS, TX.- UOVO, the premier provider of fine art and collections storage and services, is pleased to announce its partnership with prominent Dallas art collector Howard Rachofsky and well-known art advisor John Runyon in the acquisition of an 85,000-square-foot facility in Las Colinas, just north of Dallas, Texas. UOVOs Texas facility is being fully renovated to offer premium storage options for clients in the Southwest, featuring concierge and private climate-controlled storage, capacity to store monumental sculptures, multiple loading docks capable of accommodating tractor trailers, LED lighting and additional green initiatives for increased sustainability. The facility will be a first class building ... More  Museum acquires 1774 printing of powerful letter rebuking slavery written by African American poet Phillis WheatleyPHILADELPHIA, PA.- A searing rebuke of slavery and a soaring defense of human equality, a 1774 newspaper printing of a letter written by African American poet Phillis Wheatley is now in the permanent collection of the Museum of the American Revolution. The newly acquired document is an original printing of Wheatleys Feb. 11, 1774, letter to Presbyterian Minister and Mohegan Indian Samson Occom, which was printed on the front page of the April 1, 1774, edition of the Connecticut Journal newspaper. The letter was purchased from a private collector, thanks to a gift from American Heritage Credit Union and the Museums Collections Society in support of the Museums diverse storytelling. ... More  Ioana Stanca's NYC debut opens at the Romanian Cultural Institute NEW YORK, NY.- Catinca Tabacaru Gallery in collaboration with the Romanian Cultural Institute New York announce a new exhibition by Ioana Stanca at the Institutes Brâncuși Gallery at 200 E 38th St, New York, NY, on view through May 5, 2022. Entitled I suddenly unfurled many eyes, the exhibition, curated by Catinca Tabacaru, highlights the Artists singular method and seductive choice of materials. Stanca opens up unexpected possibilities of interaction between the human body and the tools of her craft, the artifacts of her life, and the spirits occupying her studio. Combined with impressive technical skills, Stancas primarily textile works explore the pursuit of a personal, intimate geography in constant transformation as a metaphor of the feminine self. Stancas works can be understood as intimate maps, tracing ... More  Anna Laudel Düsseldorf opens Tuğçe Diri's first solo exhibition in GermanyDÃSSELDORF.- Anna Laudel Düsseldorf presents Tuğçe Diris first solo exhibition in Germany, titled Mono-Signs between March 24 and April 30, 2022. The exhibition takes its name from the word mono, which in Turkish means uniqueness. During the production process of her artworks, Diri blends the concepts of history, memory, culture and nature with a visual culture based on tradition, colliding cultural distinctions and similarities in the context of art and craft on a formal plane. Considering cultural visual heritage as a layer of memory, the artist uses the traditional aesthetic as a language of expression that meets todays critical discourses and concepts. Based on the idea that representation of nature in art is directly related to social and political perceptions, Diri brings an eco-critical approach to her works ... More  Kimsooja exhibits three works at the Oratori de Sant Feliu in Palma de MallorcaPALMA DE MALLORCA.- Three stretched but unpainted canvases hanging freely in the room, as well as three bundles of the same fabric of natural fibers distributed on the floor, are works by the Korean artist Kimsooja that KEWENIG Palma is showing in the Oratori de Sant Feliu as an installation titled Meta-Painting. Kimsooja (b. 1957 in Daegu, South Korea), has been working with a number of different media since completing her studies: sculpture, installations, performances, and video. Her work revolves around the subjects of migration, cosmopolitanism, and transculturality. Shaped by her own path through life, she explores the concepts of homeland, of constant searching, and memories. And the relationship of nature and daily life, of painting and material, are the themes of this exhibition. The bundles are bottaristraditional ... More |
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Flashback On a day like today, French painter Georges Seurat died March 29, 1891. Georges-Pierre Seurat (December 1859 - 29 March 1891) was a French post-Impressionist painter and draftsman. He is noted for his innovative use of drawing media and for devising the painting techniques known as chromoluminarism and pointillism. In this image: Georges Seurat (French, Paris 1859-1891 Paris), Pierrot and Colombine Ca. 1886 - 88. Conté crayon on paper, 9 3/4 x 12 3/8 in. (24.8 x 31.2 cm). Kasama Nichido Museum of Art.
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